FAMILY INTERACTION METHOD
is one of the experimental techniques normally associated with observational studies which take place within a clinical or laboratory environment…
FANATICISM
is observed across modern society and the global stage as an excessive and usually irrational zeal or devotion towards a…
FATHER FIGURE SURROGATE FATHER, FATIGABILITY
is the idea of a male figure within a family, for a specific individual who they see as their 'father…
FEAR OF FLYING
is a relatively normal and well-known persistent and irrational fear of being inside an aeroplane whilst airbourne. It is otherwise…
FEATURE-INTEGRATION THEORY (FIT)
a two-stage theory of visual attention. In the first stage, basic features are processed automatically, independently, and in parallel. In…
FEEDBACK LOOP
In cybernetic theory, this is a self-regulatory model that determines whether the current operation of a system is acceptable and,…
FEMINIZATION
the process a person uses to acquire femininity that is regardless to the sex of the person.
FETAL INFECTION
This applies to any disease that can affect the foetus by being passed from mother to baby via the placenta.…
FIELD THEORY OF PERSONALITY
a theory that looks at personalities in terms of the dynamic interrelations that exist in a field of intrapsychic forces.…
FILIAL ANXIETY
term that describes a child's fear and apprehension that comes from relationships with their parents. It can be in relation…
FINE MOTOR
This term is used to describe the skills and activities that need coordination of our small muscles to make precise…
FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE
the term that is used to describe the point of view of the observer as he is telling the narrative…
FIVE-TO-SEVEN SHIFT
Name given to the large progress that is seen in a child's development between the ages of 5 and 7.…
FLOURISHING
a term describing the good mental and physical health, the state of being free from illnesses and distress and being…
FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY
. A fluorescent compound, fluorescein, is injected into the systemic circulation; as it flows through the blood vessels on the…
FOCAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
the term for a short-term therapy aimed at the relief of a single symptom, such as a phobic anxiety or…